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Old 10-20-2012, 01:14 PM   #43
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Griots paint sealant is nothing like opti coat/guard. It's an acrylic based sealant and is actually klasse's paint sealant from Germany. Opticoat/guard is a prepolymer ceramic resin that's a continuous film on the surface with a covalent bond making it permanent.

FYI coatings are much thicker then any wax, it's actually measurable in microns where waxes or sealants are not. But like you I love the look of a quality Nuba, although some of the coatings on certain paints are hard to beat looks wise.
I have tested Griots Garage Sealant against another Sealant (not opti coat or opti guard) and the Griots Sealant preformed very badly in every way. I just completed a Stage 4 detail with a very special Glass Molecule Sealant on a 2013 Black BRZ who is a member here in the Tacoma area just in time for the rain.
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Old 10-20-2012, 05:54 PM   #44
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I have tested Griots Garage Sealant against another Sealant (not opti coat or opti guard) and the Griots Sealant preformed very badly in every way. I just completed a Stage 4 detail with a very special Glass Molecule Sealant on a 2013 Black BRZ who is a member here in the Tacoma area just in time for the rain.
Very special glass molecule sealant sounds more like a coating? Can you say the company it's manufactured by?
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yeah....its made by NanoSkin...I used the NanoSkin Shield as the LSP Sealant. It comes in a very large spray can or in a smaller can that you use in a spray gun...which I dont have. I have been totally impress by it since contaminates or anything else does not want to bond to it
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Ok my dealer uses trident. Its about 650 and sounds almost identical to opti based on the descriptions listed here and the one they described to me. Their trident though comes with a lifetime warranty and is also applied to the interior to avoid stains, scratches, rips, burn holes, etc. And that also comes with a lifetime warranty. So if any of that happens its free to get repaired. Now my question is, is it worth 650$

I regularly always try to clean my car inside and out but on the other hand I do have a dog...small beagle but a dog none the less. Also has anyone ever heard of trident?

Stay away. The dealer is selling you a warranty, not real protection. Read the fine print if you must, but seriously walk away and get someone to Opti-Guard your car instead of buying snake oil.
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